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Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Applied Research Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
TREN ID #
110-0125
Recommended Citation
Cook, Cheryl L. "An ethnographic study of hamlets of hope: a transformational ministry model moving people of promise from pulpit and pew to pavement." (2013). https://digitalshowcase.oru.edu/tren/207
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Comments
Some churches are "spiritually obese" and "evangelistically anorexic" spending significant time doing "in-reach" rather than outreach and evangelism. Subsequently, ministry that transforms hurting and hopeless people is diminished. Churches are well positioned to be catalysts of spiritual, economic, and cultural transformation which requires people of faith to be witnesses, healers and servants committed to restoration and reconciliation that leads to the creation of the Beloved Shalom Community. The ethnographer developed a transformational, missional ministry framework and a suite of customized tools to assist faith communities align their vision, mission and ministries to move people from pulpit and pew to pavement. v